Author: ISM Media
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Ramallah continues to rally support for Ofer prisoners
12 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On Tuesday October 11, about 200-300 Palestinian and solidarity activists held a non violent demonstration near the Israeli Ofer prison, near Ramallah, in support of the demands of prisoners on hunger strike since September 27. The action began at 12:00 PM, as those in solidarity joined…
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Gaza: Planting the symbol of Palestinian livelihood
12 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza The zone of death, what Israel calls the buffer zone, to the north of Beit Hanoun isn’t shrinking but is a little less dead. For the last three years, the only life that has managed to survive here was a few scraggly plants that somehow manage to…
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After decade of demolitions, Susiya shepherd will continue to herd
11 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On 10 October an Israeli army jeep filled with Israeli soldiers and a representative from the District Coordination Office (DCO) drove down the dirt track roads from the neighboring military base towards the small village of Susiya. The purpose of this visit was to serve yet…
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Seven school children injured over tightened “security” measures in Tel Rumeida
11 October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Tightened security at Tel Rumeida checkpoint cause an impromptu demonstration by the schoolchildren, resulting in seven injured children, and injuries to the headmaster. Teachers of Tel Rumeida’s school were told they must begin to pass through metal detectors and present their bags for search, despite the…
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House Demolition: Jab’a resident insists he will rebuild again
10th October 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank. On 10th October 2011 at 5am Israeli forces demolished a family home in the village of Al Jab’a, about 15 km southwest of Bethlehem. The owner, Sheikh Nasri, was farming his land at the time of the demolition. Nasri, 50, had been constructing the house for…
